Editorial

Rock the vote: Bipartisan campus groups register students

The idea of a campus voter registration drive is nothing new. In previous election cycles, campus groups, such as the College Democrats and College Republicans, would stage their own drives, targeting students likely to vote for their side. This year is a different story - Voice Your Vote, a bipartisan student group featuring volunteers from across the campus political spectrum, is trying to register anyone it can reach.

One on one: Commission excludes Perot from debates

The road to the presidency is often a lonely path and Ross Perot's journey has gotten lonelier. The Commission on Presidential Debates decided to exclude Reform Party candidate Ross Perot from this year's debates. The commission based its decision on Perot's low standing in public-opinion polls - critics charge that his standing indicates no victories for the Perot-Choate ticket in November.

What academic advisers don't tell you

OK. Time's up. It's time to let me into the big room. Being a sophomore, I feel that I've been here long enough to answer the question that we all come to college to learn: What am I going to be?

Don't wait until graduation to get 'stoned'

I remember moving into Alice Lloyd dormitory for the first time three years ago. As a first-year student, the University campus was new to me and I knew few people coming in. Although beginning a new and independent life from my family was exciting, it was scary at the same time. It took our entourage nearly 45 minutes to get from Stockwell Hall to Lloyd and that particular trip, alone, made the University seem even larger and more imposing than ever.

Letters to the Editor


09-19-96

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